e priest, and Claude's training had been
such that they chimed in altogether with his own tastes. He did not
feel himself entirely capable of playing the part of a noble in such
a country as that France which his father described; of associating
with such a society, or of courting the favor of such a king.
Besides, his religion was the religion of his mother: and her fate
was a sufficient warning. And so it was that Claude resolved to give
up all thoughts of France, and return to the humble New England farm.
If from the wreck of the Montresor fortunes anything should be
restored, he felt that he could employ it better in his own home than
in the home of his fathers; while the estate of Laborde, which Mimi
would inherit, would double his own means, and give him new
resources.

This, then, was his final decision; and, though it caused much
surprise to Florian, he did not attempt to oppose it. Mimi raised no
objection. She had no ties in France; and wherever her husband might
be was welcome to her. And so Zac was informed that Claude would hire
his schooner once more, to convey himself and his wife back to
Boston, together with his father, who, at their urgent solicitation,
consented to pay them a visit.

But Zac had purposes of his own, which had to be accomplished before
setting forth on his return. He wished to secure the services of Pere
Michel, which services were readily offered; and Zac and Margot were
made one in the very chapel which had witnessed the marriage of
Claude and Mimi.

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